Two US warplanes have been downed over Iran and the Gulf, Iranian ⁠and US officials said, with two pilots rescued and a third still missing and being hunted by Tehran's forces.

Met Éireann has warned of the potential for "severe gusts", with a Status Yellow wind warning due to come into effect for the country this afternoon as Storm Dave makes landfall.

The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on the way to their planned lunar flyby, NASA has said.

Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Independents have still not worked out how best to allow people to build modular homes without planning permission in their back gardens.

An idea that started as a bit of fun 17 months ago has turned into something much bigger - and more meaningful - for three young men from Co Wicklow.